Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers black and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His black fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Emerald alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by chocolates. His head has been shaved. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 33. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Percival enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A true patriot, Howard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 sp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Berrian was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bricklayer. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.