Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length white crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Kaladan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This light-skinned male wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Carrie is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Chain shirt.