Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gerard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 12th 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 has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Crowbar. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.