Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears pastel trousers with green and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: River was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 260 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gilthur was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This malnourished man has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is short and orange. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).