Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gorfel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The war was a terrible time for her, and Astaro does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Astaro lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.