Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Forgetful, Mundane. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Godfrey was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a husky man, who has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.