Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ahrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Dell is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Dell abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Shoemaker; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman usually wears her black robe and has her trident always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is still thick. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).