Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Direcris was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Cook. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'5". He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Ghesh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a yellow shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy white hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and carries flails. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Gurdis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 170 gp.