Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, marred by beers. He has no hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Bernard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 cp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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. Heskan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Military, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His crest is copper and curly. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Being a Locksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope.