Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: 6'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ratak will drive conversation. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born into a rich family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marbas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has silver crest. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kaladan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kaladan. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.