Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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 married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished pickaxe as well. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Silk rope. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently the stress of being a Shepherd has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a black suit. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Peter embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).