Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He usually wears his violet robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 330 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 Weaver. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).