Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy white hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Raer was taken on many hunting expeditions. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halimath will drive conversation. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dyer; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Laucian will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Laucian was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Sculptor. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top pastel hat.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).