Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Lance lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His head has been shaved. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heward studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 23000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears pastel trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Cory was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Stylist, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Balimaar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Courier. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp).