Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Gerard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Gerard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gerard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Dyer. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Peter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Peter learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Peter was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Peter decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born into a rich family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).