Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He got into the Butcher business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, and carries kukris. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, John embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, John was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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. John fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Dyer, Hugh learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He struck the Dyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 17000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.