Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he very much looks the part of a Sage. His beige fur is lengthy. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student he started as a Priest, but he got bored and became a Sage. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a priest again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he very much looks the part of a Ruler. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 57. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Percival's homeland. Percival decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Percival fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is golden and curly. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Jade (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gardain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 pp. Azurite (4 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired her part-time. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Stylist. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Debt, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Caeldrim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).