Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished greatsword as well. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Eberdeb lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length cinnamon fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Fax was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with his Actor father left him crippled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Mayor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mayor born in the past three hundred years. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mayor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

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 prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gardain isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. Gardain 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'3", this woman wears a pastel collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She takes great joy in being the best Bather in town.

History: She was born in a small island village. She worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Cloud never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a white suit and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.