Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His crest is red and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hirrathak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: This northern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Gimble abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp).