Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has brown hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.