Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His black hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder father left him crippled. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jet (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Sybil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). White pearl (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Hunter business.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries a battered bow and tarnished kukri as well. He has no hair. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Pelaios's homeland. Pelaios decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and violet handkerchief worn on his left side, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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: Wants a kiss; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Zircon (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jade (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). White opal (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. One day when Aelar was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Aelar was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1600 pp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.