Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Azurite (9 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is red and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: Norman is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A 4'3" western man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This western man dresses like a well dressed Miner does. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his chestnut hair down. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ombul will drive conversation. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple yellow robe with white stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Hugh has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.