Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has moderate length golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Fallond was born with his father's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Ownka is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ownka studied abroad. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her rusty crest is knotted and matted. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mason. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a great chef.

History: Furrele was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has black eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).