Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Faran speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Faran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Bricklayer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Navigator. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ugol fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of aquamarine and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy blue dress and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Bethrynna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Tarhun was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tarhun decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tarhun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is typically in her Scribe uniform. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Scribe like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Simon studied abroad. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and he perpetually has his hammer ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.