Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: Xappan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Richard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Richard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

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 mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Geoffrey was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Serpent was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ploughman. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp.