Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is brown and curly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After months of barely getting by, Miles managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. Iolite (80 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Gunter was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (13 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. He has wavy silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.