Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a large white jacket. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Borun was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears just a tan suit. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 280 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears violet trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His fur is gray and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.