Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His black crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Mehen hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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 has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 380 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'7" southern man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is still thick. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Skamos was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 350 gp.