Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Robert was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has moderate length silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gerard was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard 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; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Miles was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'4" and has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Slave, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His head has been shaved. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.