Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Frederick is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frederick studied abroad. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Bernard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bernard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Addict, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a fancy blue suit. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Simon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Simon 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 Simon. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ernest grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.