Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Tethren lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She has slicked back brown hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Robert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Robert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Robert was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 7. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 220 pp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bhevek studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp.