Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Nicholas was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Miles grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Miles. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east. Reynard was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carpenter. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trey was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Antitoxin. 3 Acid flasks. 1 Antitoxin.