Description: He wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).