Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is lengthy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

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

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Everard took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. She has a hunchback. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy silver hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 96. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anakis studied abroad. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is greedy; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A true patriot, Zed would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Zed took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.