Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Slave Trader like her mother before her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears professional attire. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Findex learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 13000 sp. White pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. Kaladan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Armorer like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Armorer, but he got bored and became a Crown-heir. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

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 Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarethon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length brown hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Gilbert 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 cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.