Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Anselm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Anselm was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 Animal Trainer. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He usually wears his brown robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes dart from person to person.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: The child of a Dyer, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild auburn hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).