Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This northern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Rolen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 250 pp.