Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He bought a whip and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balimaar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks. 1 Holy water.