Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She has moderate length red hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Giselle is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Giselle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and greataxes. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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, Reynard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Jeweler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Jade (120 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Berrian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished whip as well. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aelar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aelar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aelar. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Junk Dealer, who enjoyed hunting, Syllin was taken on many hunting expeditions. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Gunter was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.