Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'4" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ghash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 pp. Fire opal (600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Naill and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Valorean wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Valorean was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fletcher. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Banded agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a trident on his belt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Gardain took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gardain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Shane enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished halberd as well. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, blue shirt, and green tie. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hubert has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp.