Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'5" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats 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 dire rats. Cockaby was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He has dyed his greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

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 was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his silver hair up. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Whurbin will drive conversation. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Whurbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Whurbin was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fisher. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

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 crest is short and bronze. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines black.

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 has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He got into the Interpreter business at a young age. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Gifted from a young age, Reeza studied abroad. Reeza liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Nuthra was born with her mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Farmer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 350 gp.