Description: This malnourished man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His hair is golden and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a black vest and prefers brown and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Odo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. His brown hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries shields. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Silk rope. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.