Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Frederick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Frederick liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: A 3'1" northern man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Gimgen was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. He has wavy silver hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Tordek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 cp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His silver crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.