Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gilthur grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. His dark red hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Kairon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).