Description: Runty and weak-looking, he very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 Shoemaker. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His purple hair is still thick. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thamuz will drive conversation. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Thamuz was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This man wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has a hunchback. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp.