Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is short and silver. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 8. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Amber (130 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Citrine (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a brown suit. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He wears a colorful flower in his cinnamon fur. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3200 sp.