Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Doctor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is content

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Reynard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears blue trousers with grey and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. Rose (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp).