Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has no hair. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Valafar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blue crest is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Rhogar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has styled his cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: Standing 4'3", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His golden hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 370 gp.