Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Born to a Fortune-teller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears just a brown suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red 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 considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anthony grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A true patriot, Adam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adam grew up listening to his father's many stories. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.