Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. 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 is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a carpenter again

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Einkil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Being a Carter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 sp. Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zaffrab grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local cartwright

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This northern woman prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

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. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Gerbo took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up lance and armor he uses now. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'10" and wears a pastel collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gray fur is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Through the years after Shivering was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shivering's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Barber, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.