Description: This dark-skinned male likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Randal 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 writing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Guy learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Obsidian (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor, marred by sweets. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Gardener, his father struggled to pay the bills. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sellsword. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. Sard (70 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and chestnut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Herbalist, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.