Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 sp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has wavy blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She struck the Sellsword job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a black scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Interpreter business.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Conrad was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.