Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Alston is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He has worked as a Map Maker like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has moderate length brass crest. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fisher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).