Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a black vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Rael was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Kerkad took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished whip as well. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ishmoz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 pp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amethyst (80 gp).