Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and crossbows. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his white hair down. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Addict. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Bernard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bernard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.