Description: This man wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His hair is red and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Courier uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in a small island village. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.