Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of shortbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Oblar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oblar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy brown hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Andraste was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Andraste decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Butcher kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.