Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is golden and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His hair is auburn and very short. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. 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 whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his golden hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Norman was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Black opal (900 gp). Sard (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp).