Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her black hair up. She has amber eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Numba took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sword and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Eberk took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears a simple red robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.