Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his red hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is a Beggar first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Cory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Balimaar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.