Description: This northern man is wearing a long, brown cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His golden hair is still thick. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor, and carries ceremonial daggers. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Clerebold wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair down. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His black hair is long and unkept. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Simon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Simon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.