Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Dean learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Knight who has hired him part-time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jocelyn grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.