Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 230 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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 parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Being a Locksmith 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: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his chestnut hair down. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His first spouse was a Baker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and green tie. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

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. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp.