Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Richard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Norman was born with his father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Tim 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: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Tim was taken on many hunting expeditions. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 cp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Robert has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Robert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and green tie. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is blonde and curly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1400 sp.