Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ûshgol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 89. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: He was born in the west. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Roland never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Immeral has worked very hard to control his curse. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has moderate length brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fargrim grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Fargrim. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.