Description: This southern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 320 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses like a well dressed Roofer does. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Roondar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barber. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Rose (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears violet trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp.