Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Nicholas was born with his father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is red and curly. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Richard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large grey jacket. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is white and curly. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has moderate length black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).