Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Nicholas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Scribe father left him crippled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (20 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern woman sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Marshal. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp.