Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bertram was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has worked as a Herbalist like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a fancy grey suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Gilbert liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is typically in his Courier uniform. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Norman is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Roger was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Jade (100 gp).