Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (130 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a fancy tan suit. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Armorer father left him crippled. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear flannel. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is black and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. 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: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.