Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aust is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aust studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his youth he was a Miller, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is black and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Rhogar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He struck the Apothecary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When Willow reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His bronze crest is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Norkruuth embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 260 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Average lock.