Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Painter does. His silver hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. After a long history of fighting, Bernard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carpenter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Alexandre was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Alexandre's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean 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. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp).