Description: He is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pikar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pikar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Pikar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has no hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, blue shirt, and black tie. Her red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rezena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is typically in her Knight uniform. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and balancing her hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.