Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Robert lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is braided into rings. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a hunchback. His red hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, John grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Guy was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.