Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His brass crest is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a grey tunic with tan highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Elizabeth 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. During her travels, Elizabeth and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Elizabeth discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Elizabeth fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is lean but muscular and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His black hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Whurbin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Whurbin managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Beloril speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Beloril was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the west. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 2 Antitoxin.