Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is red and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Aust hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 33000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rael does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Depressed, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair down. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp).