Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his violet robe and has his scythe always slung over his shoulder. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair is auburn and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is white and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. Kipper liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her blue hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Seere reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).