Description: He is lean but muscular and wears bulky green painted plate armor. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west to a Marshal, Thomas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Marshal. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Marshal and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 360 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his auburn hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Alberich will drive conversation. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Baern was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. 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's looking for his big break; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp.