Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is content

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is cinnamon and curly. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a barber and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 180 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and pastel robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Balam does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Balam was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Balam grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Balam. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).