Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair is short and black. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Fivin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Thervan 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: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.