Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Norman took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy beige fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Cask was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 pp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Shivering is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Shivering began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.