Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Gillyd enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is an amazing painter.

History: Tricking hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Tricking was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70000 cp. Iolite (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Kabbarg was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and usually wears his brown robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2600 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears a grey vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His fur is red and curly. He has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Architect. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jade studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Jade never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Stableman kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 350 gp.