Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Aldous took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 25000 sp. Zircon (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

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 silver hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Theobald is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by teas. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Percival embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Percival and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.