Description: He has a missing left leg. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is dressed in an above average manner. His red hair is cut short. 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 considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp). Jet (40 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is golden and curly. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man usually wears his brown robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. His fur is short and brown. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Cloak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. Azurite (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.