Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a fancy brown suit. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Marshal, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Guard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Maynild fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Roger was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Malachite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Avice's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Avice is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Black opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.