Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aust grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bellfounder and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Paelias was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Paelias was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Caeldrim has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).