Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mason. Dondon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1100 sp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. A true patriot, Anverth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Anverth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 390 gp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Oskar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.