Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gifted from a young age, William studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Dean would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a red scarf. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Bernard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 12th 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.