Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Gerard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Gerard would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Engraver. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Katherine learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Beatrice isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.