Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of ruby and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kody 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 Kody. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rolf studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and kukris. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Jade (110 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a great chef.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: An older man who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Mercenary like his father before him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.