Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bricklayer and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (120 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He very much looks the part of a Dyer. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 32000 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Bertram 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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.