Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tordek grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tordek. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Nazû and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Althaea hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Althaea has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hatae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2800 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).