Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Ûkshak was taken on many hunting expeditions. When Ûkshak reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has golden hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.