Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He carries a battered sai and tarnished shield as well. He wears his golden hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the west. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Ortegar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ortegar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Kali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is blonde and curly. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Adventurer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She wears her dark red hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Jeweler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Uzza was born with her mother's beautiful face. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She struck the Jeweler job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).