Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears black trousers with violet and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is blonde and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Howard will drive conversation. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears long strands of emerald and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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, Balam is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears blue trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 220 pp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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. After a long history of fighting, Howard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.