Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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 was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Amber (150 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2800 sp. Carnelian (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).