Description: This light-skinned male has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vanuath will drive conversation. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Vanuath hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Vanuath has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local cartwright

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling amber 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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Beiro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Beiro was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Beiro's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rolen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp).