Description: He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. His white hair is lengthy. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy violet suit. His hair is short and silver. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Eran is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Courier uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 Courier. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tan collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her golden hair up. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Nissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 19000 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries bastard swords. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. 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 silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. Her hair is silver and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp).