Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 88. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Efferil was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern man wears a brown vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 north. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Depressed, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.