Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Rose (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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, Gardain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Baker. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears professional attire. He has moderate length gold crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fletcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Thomas hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He tends to his Fletcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3200 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.