Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. His tied-back hair is white. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear flannel. His tied-back hair is blonde. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Nuraval was taken on many hunting expeditions. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Mayor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has worked as a Mayor like her father before her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Tagga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.