Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Nicholas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Elysande hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has worked as a Sculptor like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ploughman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).