Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aust embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and carries quarterstaffs. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jaxi embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Amûg alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amûg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Zephan has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has done her best to style her red crest to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: Mary was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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. Mary fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.