Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and whips. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Silent lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Roland learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 350 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great joy in being the best Butcher in town.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He has worked as a Butcher like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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 was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.