Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'10" and is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: Anselm wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ethereal will drive conversation. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. 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 Performer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear brown tank tops with yellow pants. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sage business.

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. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Roland was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Miller father left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". She wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. With wild auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Chaedi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Chaedi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Verna was born the youngest of three triplets. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 pp.