Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a brown collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. John enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: A 3'10" western woman, she wears brown trousers with pastel and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Mardred took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).