Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Azaki was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Azaki grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Azaki. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has moderate length auburn hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Mindartis took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Miller uniform. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has achieved small success as a Miller.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He wears his brown hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

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. When Dayereth reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and green tie. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Naal was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Naal's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.