Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting brigands, the young Laucian began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 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: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Mindartis was born the youngest of three triplets. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 pp. Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red top hat and red clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is still thick. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.