Description: He wears a simple grey robe with violet stripes complete with hood, and carries swords. His red hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Prosperine was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Prosperine decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: Wants a kiss; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 280 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Peren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He struck the Fletcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).