Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Richard was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Richard decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden pearl (150 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. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Frederick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A true patriot, Lance would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.