Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Nicholas 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 druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Nicholas 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 granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Guy hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Masseuse for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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 is greedy; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is chestnut and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Hourglass.