Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His rusty crest is still thick. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Salasar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Shamash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. His crest is short and blue. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Fax was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to protect his home

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.