Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Juliana studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Manfred isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears just a blue suit. His hair is golden and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Justin was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Justin decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).