Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Srorthen was taken on many hunting expeditions. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Spy father left him crippled. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Naill never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Vondal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her red hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 sp.