Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, red shirt, and blue tie, and is pretty ugly. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Odo 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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Odo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 pp. Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Tim liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Soapmaker, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He very much looks the part of a Spy. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Solomon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Sard (50 gp).