Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Richard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp. Obsidian (12 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Clerebold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Gerard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).