Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: White pearl (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by drow. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Katherine lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a grey vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Balimaar 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: He comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.