Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is white and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Obsidian (13 gp). Coral (130 gp). Emerald (400 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Everard was born with his father's beautiful face. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Don hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Don has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.