Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the south to a Mortician, Alex learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Peter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is short and brown. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Elizabeth was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Elizabeth's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Elizabeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).