Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his blonde hair down. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Charles wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Tailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered bow and tarnished halberd as well. With bright auburn hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mercenary, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a green vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.