Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nirgel studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Nirgel took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tailor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his brown fur in a pixie cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Beast is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 370 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.