Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and regain custody of his son

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).