Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear flannel. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is braided into rings. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Iados was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Iados's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Iados and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor, marred by sweets. She has moderate length red hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. She wears her silver hair down. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Philomena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Moss agate (14 gp).