Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky black painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket, and carries bows. His brown hair is still thick. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Roger was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Roger's homeland. Roger decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 33000 sp. Pink pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He tends to wear a large brown jacket, marred by teas. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Gunter alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.