Description: Standing 3'0", this man wears a tan shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Howard was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Howard's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His tied-back hair is silver. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Patrick 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 Stylist. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.