Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: William was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears a blue tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 8 Acid flasks. 3 Antitoxin. 4 Alchemist’s fire.