Description: He very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'8" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his green robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fivin will drive conversation. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.