Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a grey vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 370 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.