Description: Standing 5'0", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Althaea was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears blue trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his sickle ready. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Crampernap grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his ceremonial dagger. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished greataxe as well. With bright black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Sybil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the south to a Laborer, Sweet learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has worked as a Laborer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, 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 wears her blue crest up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Havilar took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Curran studied abroad. Curran abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His fur is gray and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Dynamic was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dynamic decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A 6'3" eastern man, he is typically in his Spy uniform. His crest is white and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.