Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and red pants. He has moderate length gold crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he has a crush on the local shepherd

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and violet robe with the hood down. He has wavy blue hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back black hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Disguise kit.