Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dull white sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fancy brown suit. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is auburn and curly. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Hunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp.