Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has wavy white hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Heward alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: An older man who wears professional attire, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has worked as a Map Maker like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries scimitars. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses divination through singing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. 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. Adam 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has golden hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).