Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her white crest to look like a famous performer. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age her mother died while driving off some orcs. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in longsword use. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Oriff was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. After a long history of fighting, Oriff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and grey pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His fur is short and gray. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is content

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Shadow hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Shadow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 370 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).