Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes, and carries longswords. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Nora hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nora was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amethyst (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: This northern man 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. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10 pp.