Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Alex is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Simple lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a club on his belt and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barber born in the past three hundred years. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Barber like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'7" and likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: A 5'11" southern man, he wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants. His hair is silver and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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 south were limited. 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. Odo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Heward was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.