Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He carries a battered sword and tarnished whip as well. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 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: He is greedy; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A 5'2" western man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a very tight haircut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Anthony is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. During his travels, Anthony and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Anthony discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Anthony fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Justin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: This man wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his pickaxe. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He has no hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Randal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.