Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He comes from a rich western family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jocelyn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jocelyn. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'4" and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Antitoxin.