Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Kellen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Kellen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ghaliver grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shágflak's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Jabbie was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 270 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His silver hair is lengthy. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Laucian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.