Description: This younger middle-aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'0" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Coral (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for him, and Eberdeb does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Eberdeb was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 12000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, PTSD, Mundane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Coral (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jade (160 gp). Sard (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.