Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'6". He wears tattered old clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lewis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 pp. Malachite (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Alexandre and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.