Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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 son.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 sp. 2 Smokesticks. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has a crush on the local miner

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Peter was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Peter's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears professional attire. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 15000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.