Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. His silver hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Peren hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: White opal (800 gp). Jade (140 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: This northern man wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Farmer born in the past three hundred years. 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: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dull green sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His hair is brown and curly. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 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 was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Marshal father left him crippled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

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

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp).