Description: He is lean but muscular and wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his scimitar. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a Brewer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Marshal again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).