Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. His hair is auburn and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Efferil 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 Efferil. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Skog embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. One day when Skog was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Skog was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 28000 sp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Damakos grew up listening to his father's many stories. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Damakos's homeland. Damakos decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy rusty crest. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is obsessed with his god.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halimath will drive conversation. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Slave Trader they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barkeep, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by his family; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Crowbar.