Description: This woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Birel was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Birel never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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 Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. He has white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Habor was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Habor grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Habor. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Aust was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 390 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).