Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Henry fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his mother before him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears just a pastel suit. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is an amazing painter.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. When Richard reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is cut short. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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 dire rats; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).