Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear flannel. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bernard embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bernard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fancy pastel suit. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. 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 is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, John isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, John grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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. Odo 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).