Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elaim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears just a black suit, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gerard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His tied-back hair is brown. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Melech was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, 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 Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Farmer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).