Description: This dark-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is brown and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: Aldous was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear white tank tops with brown skirt. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. White opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.