Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Heward hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He takes great joy in being the best Shoemaker in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Nicholas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alex embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Butcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Alex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.