Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He has taken up work as a Ploughman and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears just a grey suit. Her red hair is lengthy. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Guardian, Family, Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This southern woman has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brass crest is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for her, and Furrele 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 south her family was never financially stable. When Furrele reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Azdûsh never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her orange fur is long and unkept. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's in love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Sailor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nalral will drive conversation. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Nalral was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 pp. White pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.