Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears brown trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect his home; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has styled her blue crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Farideh's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern woman wears a white vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Marigold speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He wears a violet shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and green pants, and carries hand crossbows. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp.