Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The war was a terrible time for him, and Anselm does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and black tie. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Balimaar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).