Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Hobart was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and regain custody of his daughter

Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Wiggens's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wiggens does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Wiggens liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 47000 sp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 Painter. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Marshal. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shipwright born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.