Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is dressed in an above average manner. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Randal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Greedy, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 Map Maker. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 220 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 26000 cp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.