Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the north. Barbena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the east. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).