Description: This western man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his golden hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aerdeth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 Stableman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he usually wears his blue robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Qualen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a great chef.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Thorpe alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished halberd as well. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gilkass does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with her Bowyer mother left her crippled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilkass 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: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: Eva was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is brown and very short. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Lavinia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Lavinia was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Slave Trader. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.