Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears long strands of sapphire and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. His black hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and flails. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Himo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Peren abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jade (100 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).