Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Howard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Jak speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Jak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Roofer father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Tim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his white hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Interpreter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.