Description: This malnourished man wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. 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 wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Banded agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Architect, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: Oriel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is an amazing painter.

History: Oriel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Hugh learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Hunter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).