Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black crest. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He carries with him a set of warhammers on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her black robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Damaia was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Server. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 250 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman very much looks the part of a Layabout. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Anakis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Rosamund is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Rosamund learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her silver hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'7" eastern woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 10 pp.