Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His red hair is long and unkept. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Riardon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Riardon hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Riardon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his red hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Efferil was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and carries hammers. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the south. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp. Eye agate (9 gp).