Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Shane hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shane does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 8000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Miles hails from a village terrorized by giants. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Drogo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (40 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).