Description: This northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Nicholas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Sard (80 gp).

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 scimitars, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Tim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Sardonyx (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Aldous is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Aldous took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Solid gold idol (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky pastel painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 22000 sp.