Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the south. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Locksmith born in the past three hundred years. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Pirithin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Pirithin has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 12000 cp. 2 Smokesticks. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Meriele was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports white long hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vaina embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Banker. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local performer

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.