Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Sard (70 gp). White opal (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Hematite (12 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

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. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Interpreter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Suhnae took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Suhnae and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).