Description: He wears a red costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. 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. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Jet (110 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Layabout but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Wella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When Wella reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Frederick will drive conversation. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Frederick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He found a children's book about a Human Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Barkeep. His black crest is thinning but still full. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mehen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. When Mehen reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). White opal (900 gp).

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dondon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.