Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A true patriot, Raymond would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This western man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Don embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 38000 sp. Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.