Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Birel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 Shepherd. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Eye agate (13 gp). Amber (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: This man wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Heian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Rogue, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a large red jacket. She has wavy brown hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.