Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars, marred by beers. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Herbalist. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Herbalist and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white and curly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He uses divination through singing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Charles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a brown vest and prefers grey and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Rolf was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rolf's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane, Impulsive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.