Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Paymon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Bolhild enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the north. Her first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fletcher, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (60 gp).