Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Howard will drive conversation. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born into a rich family. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop fur cut. This copper eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This eastern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Mayor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Mayor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.