Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Lance was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Moss agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has a crush on the local apothecary

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears brown trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: Azaki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: White opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.