Description: He is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Valafar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Ida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ida grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears just a black suit. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has wavy auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 360 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).