Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heward's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fancy tan suit. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 390 pp. Carnelian (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and carries maces. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp.