Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and blonde. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is cut short. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 3 Smokesticks. 2 Thunderstones. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Cory has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).

Description: A 5'7" southern man, he usually wears his black robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gerald hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 6'1" northern man, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 Actor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.