Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Roland is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Henry and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Theobald is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Robert liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 22000 cp. Banded agate (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.