Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. His scarlet crest is still thick. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His first spouse was a Architect, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. His crest is copper and curly. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 26000 sp.