Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older man who wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Abad never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: This man sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his blonde hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Morg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and white. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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 west. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: Shifting hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.