Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Adrik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Adrik was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Standing 4'1", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Oskar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has a crush on the local slave trader

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and hand crossbows. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. 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 snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Chem grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Chem. Being a Scribe 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is red and very short. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Ivellios was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Ruler. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.