Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. He keeps his lavender fur in a pixie cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mayor. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the west to a Mayor, Emerald learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Menny was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Menny was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Detective. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Cask lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears blue trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 60 pp.