Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Born in the west to a Mortician, Krusk learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Mortician. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Ronwe was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear green tank tops with red skirt. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern man wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 Butcher. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a map maker again

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western man wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Tim has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 290 pp. 1 Minor magic item.