Description: He wears a simple black robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He has wavy chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Nirgel was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amber (40 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a green vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished shortspear as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Peter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peter studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries lances. His red fur is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A 2'10" eastern man, he wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 pp. Obsidian (10 gp). Coral (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His brown hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: An older woman who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, she is not a threatening figure. She has auburn hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She found a children's book about a Human Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears professional attire. His gray fur is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Flask was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.