Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 17th 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Adam was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has wavy brown hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Conrad was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 Bellfounder.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.