Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has green crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Nim was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Jezean was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Jezean's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'1" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north to a Crown-heir, Balifra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She tends to her Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Farmer does. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white fur is braided into rings. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She tends to her Farmer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).