Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he very much looks the part of a Doctor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished warhammer as well. His brown hair is lengthy. 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 not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). White opal (600 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mortician business.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.