Description: He wears tan trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Pallabar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has no hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Shipwright, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Adelaide's homeland. Adelaide decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Citrine (50 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries a battered sai and tarnished shortspear as well. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a great chef.

History: Olivia was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 sp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.