Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with black pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gruk is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Jacoba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Engraver business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.