Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bernard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Jet (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.