Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Charles is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east to a Locksmith, Charles learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by her family; and expand her business

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She wears her dark red hair up. This black eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has blonde hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.