Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Emerald (900 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 70 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries sais. He wears his blonde hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. In his youth he was a Herbalist, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lucan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).