Donovan

Donovan Shrike was born the middle son of clan Shrike in forests of Middenheim. His Father, Furgus had been an imperial soldier. However he decided to raise is son far from the temptations of city life. This strategy would prove useless however.

Flynn Donovans eldest brother was the first to leave the sanctity of their forest home. After much argument with Fergus, he joined the Imperial army.

Killian, the youngest was next to leave. Called to city life he lives by his wits as a gypsy. Always a step before the hangmen, or at least he was the last Don had heard.

Donovan remained behind. Taking the burden of looking after his parents onto himself.
He began to work as a Road Warden on one of Middenheims least traveled roads. With lots of time and little to do he became an expert with a bow. However he also rarely found occasion to
use his sword. Consequently the weapon that hangs at his side, is mostly for show.

Eventually even the loyal Donovan grew bored with life on his road. He met a lady who was on a quest for an exotic flower for her master. Donovan took the opportunity to join her and travel away from his home for a short while. Fate however would deliver him to Nuln. He would join with a band of heroes and rescue a group of people from the clutches of a Demon. It was then that Donovan would realize he was destine for greater things. His future was waiting.

Morgus

Morgus is a quiet, solitary soul who loves being with others when he wants to be with others. He is somewhat moody, but hearty, faithful to a friend, and
compassionate to the weak and innocent. He believes in working his and your butt off, but is always fair. He's not pretty, but who wants pretty in a mine shaft other than gold or silver "pretty". He is an adequate fighter,who can give and take a good beating. He carries a dagger, a shovel, a hammer and a bow that he keeps meaning to get better at shooting.

The NPCs

Hans
First mate: Boatman
Human 19yrs old from Averland (within the Empire).
Hans is De Silva's trusted companion, has been with him for many years. Hans jumped ship when De Silva left the marines. He has been a constant companion since. He is skilled in most aspects of running the Isabella, and has often been left in command when De Silva attends to other matters. Hans is learning to captain a river boat, and is quite a navigator despite his age Hans is a crack shot with most blackpowder weapons. Hans is the second in command aboard the Isabella.

Henri
Deckhand: Boatman
Human 29 yrs old from Bretonnia.
It is not quite clear why Henri is serving as a deckhand aboard the Isabella, but he is a diligent and competent boatman. He refuses to discuss his reasons for leaving Bretonnia, but once when he was drunk Hans managed to pry the name Lady Jeanne LAnguille from his lips. Hans theorises that The Upper Reik is about as far from LAnguille as one can get and still remain in a civilised part of the Empire. Henri is a ladies man and will never let the opportunity to sow his wild oats go by. Perhaps for this reason, he is also skilled in the use of a rapier and left-handed dagger. No doubt the result of many duels. Henri is also a keen gambler, and he uses this talent to keep his shipmates, particularly the dull witted Franz, poor or in some cases in debt to him.

Franz
Deckhand: Boatman
Human 19 yrs old from a small village on the upper Reik River.

Erik
Deckhand: Boatman
Human 24 yrs old from a small village on the upper Reik River.
Erik & Franz are brothers, they come from a small fishing village on the Upper Reik River. Franz is somewhat dull witted, but he is good at his job. Erik, the older brother, tends to look out for his brother. This has resulted in Erik becoming skilled at fighting with improvised weapons, or his bare hands. When using an improvised weapon, Erik ignores all negative modifiers. Franz likes to play cards with his close friend Henri, he does not mind losing because Henri talks to him and treats him as an equal. Franz never has much money (Erik looks after most of it) and is perpetually in debt to Henri and can often be found on deck during Henris watch, while Henri is below decks asleep in his bunk. Erik does not like Henri because he thinks he is taking advantage of his brother. This is not the case, Henri genuinely likes Franz, he just cannot help himself when it comes to gambling. Both brothers have boat hooks that they can use skillfully in fending off pirates and smugglers alike. Both are skilled in hand to hand combat, though Erik is perhaps a little stronger.