Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears black trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is black and very short. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Arnold lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and human compassion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an entirely violet suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.