Description: Standing 4'0", this man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Barendd took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up falchion and armor he uses now. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Mortician, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He wears his copper crest down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He is an amazing painter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bowyer responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).