Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He very much looks the part of a Bookbinder. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'0" northern man, he wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His tied-back hair is white. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Koeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Adran was born with his father's beautiful face. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of goblins 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: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his shield ready. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Theriatis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).