Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vanuath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Vanuath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 88. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Laucian grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has red hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: Adran was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1900 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Azaki was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Azaki is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black opal (1000 gp).