Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a violet coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His hair is auburn and very short. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aust does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 290 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Shepherd. He struck the Shepherd job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Moonstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy blonde hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Bowyer, 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Quarion was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dilettante. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 15000 sp.