Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his father struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Frederick's homeland. Frederick decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Heward enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Knight born in the past three hundred years. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Millicent lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Beatrice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp.