Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Frederick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Frederick took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear pastel tank tops with grey pants. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Farmer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Farmer. 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 passion for adventuring and risk; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.