Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes, marred by sweets. His brown hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. After coming to the age of reason, Aldous took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cory is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Cory reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a fancy green suit. He has wavy silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Frederick is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Frederick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Frederick took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up dagger and armor he uses now. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2 Holy water.