Description: An older man who wears blue trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heward grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heward. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Rolf was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears long strands of sapphire and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Apothecary profession.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He struck the Seamstress job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his golden hair up. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local roofer

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp.