Description: He is a mite stocky and wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Paymon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 south. 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: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 pp. Rose (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is an amazing painter.

History: Krusk hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he prefers to wear flannel. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Kiirith enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Kiirith was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Masseuse, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His orange fur, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cloud was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp).