Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student he started as a Fletcher, but he got bored and became a Sage. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his white hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Thomas 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shipwright and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Emerald (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gilbert will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Gilbert was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Heward was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an entirely blue suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerald does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Gerald was taken on many hunting expeditions. When Gerald 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.