Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Heward 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his black robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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: To pay off his debts; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.