Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Taklinn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Taklinn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has green eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thamior studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Fallond speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Fallond was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a green vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 feels threatened by others; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a red shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length bronze crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Shedinn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. Being a Slave Trader kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 sp. Emerald (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).