Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 210 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp.