Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for him, and Roger does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of orcs 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: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Armorer mother left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 pp. Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp.