Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes, he is not a threatening figure. He has red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thervan 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 Thervan. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: This man wears brown trousers with violet and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Korfel grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has shaved his head bald. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. 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: A deep hatred of brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.