Description: This malnourished man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is short and black. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His tied-back hair is brown. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Richard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Brewer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Carter. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Don was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Patrick was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.