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. His brown hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Shamash wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. He has moderate length red hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes and is in decent physical shape. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilbert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 pp.