Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his red hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Nicholas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has black hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Randal is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He bought a club and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a crush on the local junk dealer

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Lance was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Lance's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Lance and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (80 gp).