Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 father 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 obsessed with his god.

History: Direcris hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Direcris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his silver crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. His beige fur is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Windy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He very much looks the part of a Miller. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has green eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Alberich was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).