Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Heward was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Heward's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hûra studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Jade (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She is an epitome of beauty. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Helja was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has shaved her head bald. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sannl lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1600 sp.