Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a grey suit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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, Astaro is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her crest is scarlet and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Jezean was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. Hematite (7 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 cp. Black pearl (600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears white trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. Philomena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Philomena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dondon 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; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown fur. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism, Opinionated, Gifted, Logical. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

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. His white fur is braided into rings. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sun was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 gp.