Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Ralf is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp).

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Norman learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.