Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Burgell lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Map Maker; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Patrin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Patrin was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. He wears his chestnut hair down. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Claira studied abroad. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 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 does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Az-Rans studied abroad. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Peren is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Peren was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.