Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has a hunchback. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Ida was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Blacksmith, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Nora was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nora 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 Nora. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has shaved his head bald. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Veit was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

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 unlife at a very young age, Nissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and pastel tie. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her head has been shaved. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mercenary. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mercenary; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.