Description: An older man who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Taklinn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Taklinn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Taklinn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 cp. Carnelian (50 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, red shirt, and black tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Berrian embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'5". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Damaia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She tends to her Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and pickaxes. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.