Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Diggory alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and green tie. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Don hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Don does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 Cook. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson blue hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.