Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He is typically in his Carpenter uniform. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Carpenter soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her red fur down. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She got into the Barkeep business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Rose (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). 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; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has black eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Shava was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shava's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His hair is auburn and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished scimitar as well. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Raymond is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Barbena was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Frouse was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 350 gp. Carnelian (30 gp).