Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. His blue crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Ploughman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born in a small desert village. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Gimgen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gimgen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp.