Description: Standing 6'2", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theobald 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aldous was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Coral (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: John hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. John enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.