Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When Riardon reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is typically in his Bowyer uniform. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Vonbin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp.