Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a spear on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hunter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. His hair is brown and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 27. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Bellfounder. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a courier again

Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1300 sp.