Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Animal Trainer does. His brown hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a grey suit. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Alex lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barber, and he later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shane will drive conversation. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shane grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shane. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. John was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 33000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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 Spice Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 33000 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.