Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. 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; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his gray fur down. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Engraver father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is a Herbalist first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.