Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears tattered old clothes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bookbinder. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Layabout, his father struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Raymond was born the youngest of three triplets. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a white suit. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Conrad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.