Description: This light-skinned male wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ratanák never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mercenary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: Morkral hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Further expansion of business; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Three was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Three grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Three. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears brown trousers with white and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barber but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has worked as a Barber like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Azurite (16 gp).