Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He refers to his adoptive father 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 in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Raymond lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on his singing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Lance 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. Lance was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Lance decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 pp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Server but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Conrad studied abroad. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).