Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1800 sp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Her yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Stylist 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: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Religious, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork manacles.