Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is typically in his Engraver uniform. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: Howard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. 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: Expand his business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and yellow tie. He wears his blue crest down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Pandjed speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has taken up work as a Apothecary and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fisher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Caeldrim was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Fisher. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Caeldrim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.