Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aldous never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Jak took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up nunchaku and armor he uses now. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's in love; and money/treasure

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 180 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has wavy white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Thamuz was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: She wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 gp.