Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adelard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Adelard was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adelard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Adelard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Revenge; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Bernard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. Bernard was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Beggar. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Williamina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Williamina has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp.