Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gormogord does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his cinnamon fur down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 pp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His hair is short and black. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is brown and curly. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Oriax was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 190 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).