Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Cockaby lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". 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 is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bruz does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears a violet coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'2" northern man, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Barkeep, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has wavy red crest. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his black crest well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Courier but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Gifted from a young age, Sun studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aerdeth isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Herbalist, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp.