Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Robert isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. The war was a terrible time for him, and Robert does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Robert was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Robert's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is silver and curly. He has green eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 Baker. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Carter again.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east to a Scribe, Arnold learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has worked as a Scribe like his father before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is typically in his Mayor uniform. He has a hunchback. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.