Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his black hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His yellow fur is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Five was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Five took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. Srorthen was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Roofer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Roofer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She got into the Glassblower business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Unvera was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Nyx hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Nyx was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nyx decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the north. 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 Mason. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp. 3 Smokesticks.