Description: A 5'4" eastern man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ralf grew up listening to his father's many stories. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: He wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bernard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.