Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has brown hair. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his father, 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 east. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 cp. Red garnet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a white scarf. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. He tends to his Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with grey slacks. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp.