Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Hadarai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Maiathah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.