Description: He stands about 4'8" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He uses divination through singing.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Beggar born in the past three hundred years. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spy. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Engraver. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Barakas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Barakas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is blonde and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Azurite (16 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.