Description: He stands about 6'8" and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Heskan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Weaver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: 4'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His hair is auburn and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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 got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 sp.