Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alvyn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 5 Acid flasks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Holy water. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his blue hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 16. 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 a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor, and carries tridents. His hair is black and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His brown hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Flask was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks, and carries longbows. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Andraste's homeland. Andraste decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

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 to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp. Coral (110 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Layabout, Patrin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp).