Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Heward hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Heward was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heward decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear green tank tops with grey pants. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Gifted from a young age, Geoffrey studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Geoffrey 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 Geoffrey. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears just a brown suit. He has wavy golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses divination through singing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'6". He prefers to wear flannel, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Masseuse first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Odo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Good lock. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

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. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.