Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Aldous was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a Brewer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his chestnut hair down. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and carries greataxes. His tied-back hair is red. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Hoshû 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: Hoshû was born the youngest of three triplets. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 250 gp.