Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The war was a terrible time for him, and Chad does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Cory was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'8" western woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Avice was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Avice decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).