Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Iados fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Marshal uniform. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kellen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Kellen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scythe and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks and is in decent physical shape. He wears his red hair down. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: Thorin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp).