Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Heian reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a server again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Coral (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Sage mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fivin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears a white coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His black hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Caeldrim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.