Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Veit hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Revenge; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 sp.