Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nicholas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nicholas. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries with her a set of warhammers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has slicked back red hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp. Jet (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Through the years after Roland was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roland's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. He has silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. White pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp).