Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Cory was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an entirely green suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Debt, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).