Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a green vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is an amazing painter.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has green eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has black fur. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears a white collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

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. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered orcs who tried to eat her hand. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

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 homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She prefers to wear flannel. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into 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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Balimaar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Balimaar. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Crown-heir first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 4 Smokesticks.