Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His hair is golden and curly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

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. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ahvain was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Thamior lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: Gifted from a young age, Aust studied abroad. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.