Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Roland speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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 share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Courier uniform. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Born in the north to a Courier, Aldous learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He has worked as a Courier like his father before him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man wears an entirely white suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. A true patriot, Hugh would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Hugh was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).