Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Dustin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Oriel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Margery liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.