Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is brown. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape 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 golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. A true patriot, Alex 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 couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Jade (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a pastel vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red fur is long and unkept. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He tends to his Miner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Coral (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His crest is brass and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Nykkan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.