Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Cressel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down. He wears his red hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His tied-back hair is red. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Roofer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's in love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her top green hat.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A 4'9" western man, he prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His tied-back hair is golden. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting goblins, the young Efferil began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 sp. Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat, and carries shields. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

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 has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She tends to her Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. This copper eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp.