Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Richard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Servant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. He has worked as a Barber like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Extrovert. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive, Ugly. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.