Description: This malnourished man wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Azzakh was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Azzakh's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cory speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Cory learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.