Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears red trousers with black and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ralf lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Debt. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Ralf was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has moderate length red hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.