Description: This light-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown 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 can speak with the recently deceased. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Skak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is short and golden. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He got into the Fisher business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Soveliss embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Soveliss was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Soveliss's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are brown.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Thradal was born with his father's beautiful face. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).