Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Zephan 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. Zephan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zephan studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length copper crest. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Weaver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The war was a terrible time for him, and Galinndan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Galinndan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 13th 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 worked as a Sellsword like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His rusty crest is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erdan 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a large blue jacket and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the south. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by her family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.