Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Nicholas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Anthony hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Anthony was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is typically in his Merchant uniform. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 pp.