Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nutae speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Nutae lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Knight. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Rurik hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Revenge; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Slave Trader. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp.