Description: He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A true patriot, Ralf would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Ralf was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Blacksmith. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His red hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 sp. Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Theodoric's homeland. Theodoric decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Conrad was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Conrad's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Superior lock.