Description: She wears violet trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bookbinder business.

History: Althaea was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Being a Bookbinder kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gunter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has worked as a Laborer like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Yevelda is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Silvo's homeland. Silvo decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Cimer's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. He has wavy silver hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gimgen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is short and black. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Oriax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Carter does. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished whip as well. Her hair is short and silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.