Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Richard 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 Richard. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and greatswords. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp. Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: Standing 3'5", this man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is chestnut and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Darrak will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Crowbar.