Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Heward hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

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. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Bookbinder, but she got bored and became a Carter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: Rosamund wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Avice lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.