Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brass crest is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tanner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.