Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Chad was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a crush on the local roofer

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Everard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: He is greedy; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. Fire opal (400 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is silver and very short. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: White pearl (160 gp).