Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alex embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Alex was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and bows. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Henry does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Diggory was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: To be a Cook again.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Theodoric 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 Animal Trainer. 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. Theodoric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.