Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. Through the years after Bernard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bernard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 340 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mardred studied abroad. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Mason does. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gomory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. She has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Eye agate (16 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.