Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Kyle learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Sailor, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Shane hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Spyglass.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Ruler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.