Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 210 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. 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: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chenna 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 east. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her chestnut hair up. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Megren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Agnes was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's in love; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Rurik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Rurik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a grey suit. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 sp.