Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and blue robe with the hood down. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp. 4 Antitoxin. 2 Holy water.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. William is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: William was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She very much looks the part of a Guard. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Kothûg wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has silver hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Ar-Karo was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local scribe

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). 2 Antitoxin.