Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small yellow hat.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and brown. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Justin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.