Description: This dark-skinned male wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 350 gp. Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears just a red suit. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and sais. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shifting was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shifting grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shifting. 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: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Addict, Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp.