Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'3" when asserting himself. His hair is white and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Eberk was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Eberk decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Willow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Barber job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is auburn and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her blue hair in a flapper bob. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.