Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has moderate length rusty crest. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Simon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler father left him crippled. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2800 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild golden hair. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Namfoodle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and doesn't want to be a animal trainer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His blue crest is braided into rings. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gorbundus studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 pp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is still thick. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1200 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.