Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe, and is pretty ugly. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Heian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south to a Cartwright, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. 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 be a Shipwright again; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 20000 cp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Naal was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bricklayer. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 pp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Beiro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Korfel embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.