Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts, marred by chocolates. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heward has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heward fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His golden hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Simple lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.