Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Qualen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Golden pearl (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He keeps his copper crest in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (110 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Borun never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.