Description: He is a husky man, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 13000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by chocolates. He wears his auburn hair down. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Resh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a axe on his belt. He has wavy silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Pikar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 pp. Hematite (11 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Holy water.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Tree speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1200 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).