Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Erdan was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Body Guard. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears an entirely green suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Uthemar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Caeldrim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Caeldrim has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).