Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His gold crest is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and maces. He has no fur. 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 has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Serpent took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Engraver 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: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is an epitome of beauty. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Folgûm isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Folgûm learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp.