Description: This late middle aged woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 usually wears his black robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Katherine grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Katherine was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Actor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.