Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Ruler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear red tank tops with green pants. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Nelkin 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: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tatyan grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she 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: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has moderate length silver hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp.