Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Valafar was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valafar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Balam embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the south to a Healer, Balam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black opal (900 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Feng speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Feng enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a colorful flower in his gold crest. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.