Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Norman studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fletcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher 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 Fletcher.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).