Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is still thick. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Eldon was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Eldon's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and carries flails. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on his belt. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the west. 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 Shepherd. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by sweets. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are blue.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Adelaide does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1500 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. The war was a terrible time for her, and Rosalind does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west to a Ploughman, Rosalind learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and blue. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Engraver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. Amber (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).