Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Watson enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her white crest is still thick. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. 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 wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 sp. Jade (80 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: John was born the youngest of three triplets. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp).