Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Rolf never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eldon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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 several months after his father was called into army service. When Xappan reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Simon's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Simon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2700 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.