Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Heian reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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 prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a red shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. Olivia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Olivia has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 50 gp. Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is braided into rings. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Shautha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 70 gp. Jet (110 gp).