Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Heward enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heward was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tagga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Tagga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Anthony abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She has moderate length red fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 3'7", this man is typically in his Engraver uniform. His silver hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Engraver. He bought a sickle and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a axe. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Spear was born with his father's beautiful face. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp).