Description: Standing 4'9", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His black hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 360 pp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Naeris liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

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

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is typically in his Mortician uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mortician. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has shaved his head bald. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.