Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He has done his best to style his rusty crest to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a grey shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black crest. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a hunchback. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp).