Description: This younger middle-aged man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Skak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for him, and Harbek does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Harbek learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length gold crest. 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 goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He wears his brown hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Bellfounder, Ahrim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has moderate length brown fur. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears black trousers with yellow and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His purple hair is still thick. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Purson was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor mother left him crippled. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her golden hair is still thick. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Ella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Engraver. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).