Description: A 6'2" northern man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the north to a Dilettante, Nicholas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has white hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He plays an instrument quite well.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 70 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp).