Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

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

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is golden and curly. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Gerald is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Patrick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Heward was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heward's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.