Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Engraver. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Shane was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a hunchback. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nicholas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When Nicholas reached his early adolescence his Human mother 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: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is auburn and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Soapmaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Hunter like his father before him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Ralf 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Ralf and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Superior lock.