Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears dull white sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is a Soapmaker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barber profession.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Elven compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a colorful flower in his green crest. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his father struggled to pay the bills. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mreksh never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His orange fur is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Miller first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shivering was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.