Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Avice was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Interpreter. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Malachite (4 gp).