Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is greedy; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is brown and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (140 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jet (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.