Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Elaim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 310 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a fancy grey dress. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.