Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Knight first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Knight but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north to a Knight, Lewis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Gunter is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Holy water.

Description: He stands about 5'4" and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and red. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.