Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in the north. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. Coral (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Riardon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, In love, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a worn and beaten armor. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished scimitar as well. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp).