Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. He has done his best to style his orange fur to look like a famous performer. He has copper eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Pelt enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 18000 cp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Darrow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Armorer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: 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; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Dayereth hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Armorer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Armorer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Stableman. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Trey learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Stableman. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.