Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Howard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Howard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Full Plate.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has moderate length red hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears black trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Bharash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Bharash was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 240 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Hematite (9 gp).