Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his golden hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rurik grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Rurik was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Thradal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: Eberdeb was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is black and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Mordai was born with his father's beautiful face. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Bonds: Religious, Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.