Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Mindartis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, marred by beers. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. A true patriot, Erdan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erdan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 pp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.