Description: This man is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A 6'0" eastern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and human compassion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a bowyer again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.