Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Engong grew up listening to her mother's many stories. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 cp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Erevan 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 was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Erevan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered sword and tarnished morningstar as well. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. 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. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.