Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He wears dark leathers with embroidery. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and doesn't want to be a barber and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Marshal but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north to a Marshal, Ortegar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: To be a Locksmith again.

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arara studied abroad. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He wears his silver hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Interpreter, Fenriz learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fenriz was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her red hair up. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 40. 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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his green crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Body Guard. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 260 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Breastplate.