Description: He is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Heskan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a grey coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theobald does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Theobald was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He has no hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The war was a terrible time for him, and Frederick 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Frederick was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 48000 sp. Hematite (12 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has no hair. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Thoradin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.