Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. He wears his rusty crest down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Shamash was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy red fur. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Trail was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His crest is rusty and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Ghesh speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghesh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.