Description: He has a missing left arm. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 34000 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has moderate length white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Rendar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Rendar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. Being a Shepherd kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 250 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports auburn long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her scarlet crest is heavily combed to the left. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Dentratha never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.