Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Gardener first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Debt, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Everard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frederick studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 pp.