Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears his dark red hair down. 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: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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 daughter.

History: Iados was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Naeris lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears just a violet suit. He has shaved his head bald. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A freak accident while working with his Tanner mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Yvonne was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Yvonne took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amber (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jet (50 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Sard (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Ugly. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. When Nora reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.