Description: He wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Roland was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roland's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against goblins

Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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 taken from his home at a very young age. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He found a children's book about a Human Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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 would like to get married and retire; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.