Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Skirt was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 pp. Onyx (20 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fancy violet suit. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bounty Hunter business.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 pp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jet (100 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a white shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has blonde hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 born into a rich family. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.