Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Uthemar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Uthemar. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Lucan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Lucan was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Ruler but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Actor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Actor for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.