Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Amber (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his black hair up. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a blue vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is silver and curly. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to protect her home

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 14000 gp. 1 Major magic item.