Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has worked as a Shepherd like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A true patriot, Damien would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears professional attire. She sports red long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amber (90 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Coral (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He wears his silver hair down. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

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

Possessions: 23000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fistula grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has moderate length lavender fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jade (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).