Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He struck the Roofer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). White opal (500 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1900 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Adran wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Adran was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Jeweler. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Laborer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's in love

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Black opal (1600 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).