Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a Layabout first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Layabout has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Farideh grew up listening to her father's many stories. After coming to the age of reason, Farideh took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her silver hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears grey trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has moderate length silver hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Everburning torch.