Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Henry is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Henry was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Henry's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a blue coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bowyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Ralf was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.