Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Farmer. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He sports a flattop hair cut. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her hair is black and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Merihim embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Merihim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Aldous was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her silver hair is still thick. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Performer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his white hair down. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (14 gp). 3 Holy water. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 cp.