Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. After a long history of fighting, John and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Coral (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: Standing 5'8", this man likes to wear green tank tops with grey pants. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.