Description: This light-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp. Rose (40 gp).

Description: He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is dark red and curly. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His red fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Edge was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He uses divination through singing.

History: Percival was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, 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 Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. She has done her best to style her gold crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp).