Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bertram never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 15000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks, and carries nunchakus. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Roland lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. He has moderate length red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Athletic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 sp.