Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has white eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. His beige fur is matted, messy, and big. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Butcher in town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 19000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ortegar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Fallond enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.