Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Frederick hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. Frederick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Frederick was born with his mother's beautiful face. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Rangrim lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Servant. He has worked as a Servant like his father before him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears just a black suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Alberich took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Varis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.