Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Caeldrim 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 sp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a lance on his belt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has silver hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Efferil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Carrie took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.