Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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: 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. 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 Stableman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Oriel was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oriel decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Adventurer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Coral (130 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pyra studied abroad. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eberk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Fistula lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a flattop hair cut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.