Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Erevan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Erevan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1900 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Enialis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Citrine (30 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'10" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naal 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 Naal. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.