Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He is a Farmer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. One day when Shane was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shane was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has worked as a Farmer like his father before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: PTSD, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Jasper (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has green eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Bernard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Stylist. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Alexandre enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Tailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alexandre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 Map Maker. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'6". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bather business.

History: Adelard was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.