Description: A 4'1" southern man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His tied-back hair is red. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is an amazing painter.

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. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Jet (40 gp). Amber (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf, and is pretty ugly. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

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 has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy green dress. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. Her tied-back hair is white. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 82. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aldous was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Glassblower. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She wears a red collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and yellow robe with the hood down. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.