Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Shane was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". He wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. 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: Wants a kiss; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a crush on the local stylist

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.