Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ekemon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 250 pp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). White opal (800 gp). Jade (130 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Harbek was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a simple red robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pelaios was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has moderate length golden hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the east to a Barber, Zaffrab learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). 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: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp.