Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Lance was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Butcher in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is blonde and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nicholas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Miles was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Miles's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.