Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears long strands of amethyst and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She very much looks the part of a Masseuse. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy blue suit. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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 was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an entirely yellow suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and carries rapiers. With bright auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miller but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. He wears his dark red hair down. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Melech was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.