Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a large black jacket. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Balimaar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, 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 silver hair is still thick. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Born in the north to a Server, Kyle learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Server. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 17000 cp. Red garnet (140 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His tied-back hair is white. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.