Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Thorin was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thorin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 280 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.