Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His blonde hair is braided into rings. 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 likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Faran reached his early adolescence his Halfling 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faran 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 nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Anverth was born with his mother's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Kipper never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.