Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Adventurer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by sweets. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Rolf lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. Everard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a very tight haircut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Ralf enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He struck the Sage job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.