Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His crest is rusty and very short. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Quarethon has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rose fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.