Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His crest is red and curly. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

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. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 240 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a spear on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.