Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and tridents. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Jillian was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Jillian's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Jillian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this southern woman is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for her, and Stacee does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Koeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 3'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is white and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Performer does. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Performer. After a long history of fighting, Thea and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, marred by beers. His golden hair is still thick. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miller who has hired him part-time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Damien never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, In love, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Alice was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.