Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the west to a Barrister, Bruz learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Healer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 13000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his white hair up. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thorin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and black tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Dimble is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. His black hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.