Description: This man is very fat, and sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fortune-teller. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Paggen was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). In the meantime he has taken over work as a Fortune-teller and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy black hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120000 cp. Sard (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Tanner, but she got bored and became a Beggar. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black opal (400 gp). 4 Acid flasks. 4 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Jade (150 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His crest is short and bronze. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Cartwright first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Felosial lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.