Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his auburn hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Raer wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.