Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by chocolates. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a tan scarf. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Marshal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has moderate length gray fur. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Windy was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Architect. After a long history of fighting, Windy and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Darrow was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Animal Trainer. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.