Description: He stands about 5'8" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Dustin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 5'10", this man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. His hair is red and very short. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by goblins. After coming to the age of reason, Heward 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He got into the Tailor business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tailor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

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. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). White opal (500 gp).