Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is golden and very short. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Everard hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and blue pants, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp.