Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears bulky green painted plate armor, marred by beers. His silver hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Patrick took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Patrick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is blonde and very short. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Bertram hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Bertram took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greatsword and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.