Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, green cloak and is in decent physical shape. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a longbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and human compassion

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Citrine (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Jasper (80 gp). Emerald (500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His blonde hair is cut short. He has gray eyes and a green hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 27000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shoemaker. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.