Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: To unite with his brother; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a white vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's in love; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has yellow eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Wrenn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30000 sp.