Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is short and auburn. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

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 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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 340 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and black. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Berrian does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His hair is white and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.