Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Heian was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Heian's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears grey trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30000 cp. Moss agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has worked as a Mason like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 pp.