Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is brown and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 370 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is blonde and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a Butcher, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 110 gp.