Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jet (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Barkeep kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2100 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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 daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a adventurer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60000 cp. White opal (1200 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is auburn and very short. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp.