Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is blue and curly. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a Baker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.