Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Howard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing a long, red cloak. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, In love, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a Banker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Thervan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thervan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has wavy silver crest. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2300 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears an entirely green suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.