Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a masseuse and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1700 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).

Description: This northern man is wearing a long, violet cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Varis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amber (110 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Painter, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His red hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aelar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and crossbows. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Quarion has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.