Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His fur is orange and curly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. He is an epitome of beauty. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Dondon wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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 daughter.

History: Dondon was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. He wears his silver hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Miller. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her tied-back hair is black. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Abalaba was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Abalaba's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Abalaba never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Kaladan 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 the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.