Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: This southern man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.