Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His red hair is still thick. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Forcas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'11" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Gardain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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 divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 210 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear flannel. She has wavy blonde hair. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.