Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Farmer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Dean hails from a village terrorized by giants. Dean was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tanner. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He takes great joy in being the best Adventurer in town.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He became a Adventurer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp.