Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a great chef.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson tan hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a stylist and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.