Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: Lance wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Lance was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Lance was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Lance's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 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.