Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is black and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern man tends to wear a large red jacket. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Heward was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Heward's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Alex is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.