Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Gardener. He has worked as a Gardener like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length silver hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. 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's in love; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his pastel robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 cp.