Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He tends to wear a large blue jacket, marred by sweets. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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, Quarion is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has wavy silver hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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

History: Jane was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Enidda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. A gifted student she started as a Barrister, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. She struck the Soapmaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Jet (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Umpen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, In love, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.