Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. He has worked as a Bowyer like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. 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 is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 sp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fulbar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a spear on her belt. Her rusty crest is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Nogu hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the south to a Priest, Nogu learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2200 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Theobald grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Theobald. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Azurite (13 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Ridaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. A true patriot, Ridaro would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was a Ploughman, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.