Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Shane was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Military, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His auburn hair is cut short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theodoric does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theodoric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. Red spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is silver and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carpenter business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Carpenter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Conrad was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Baker. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 13000 cp.