Description: He is a husky man, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has moderate length auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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: Many goblins want him driven away.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His red hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south to a Banker, Cory learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Banker like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 6'4" northern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Citrine (80 gp).