Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Arnold was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Arnold's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Simon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Butcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Rolf was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).