Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His ears are large.

Personality: Gerard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north to a Barrister, Geoffrey learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Geoffrey managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His tied-back hair is silver. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bernard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Bernard was born with his father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

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. His first spouse was a Servant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.