Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Alex hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Alex was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He struck the Butcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Hubert never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his blonde hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heward will drive conversation. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 sp.