Description: He stands about 6'3" and is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Dyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (90 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Frederick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. He wears his black hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet and beady.

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 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: Kyle lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and red pants. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Kyle was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 pp. White opal (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.