Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. After coming to the age of reason, Umpen took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His beige fur is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Banker father left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: 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; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Seraphina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Hunter. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Banker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black fur. He wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Spear lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Map Maker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Golden pearl (60 gp).