Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Galinndan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: Leaf was born with her father's beautiful face. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his gray fur in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north to a Roofer, Aura learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and warhammers. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Peren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Gerard hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Gerard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Dyer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.