Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears just a brown suit. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Artistic, Impeccable, Optimist. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Silent alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student she started as a Courier, but she got bored and became a Bather. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up work as a Architect and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Vezera hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 sp.