Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has auburn hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Hunter was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Jane liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.