Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Body Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is golden and very short. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Manfred reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Hobart was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 14000 sp. White pearl (40 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).