Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Richard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Human Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His tied-back hair is red. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He found a children's book about a Gnome Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Mehen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Mehen was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.