Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Quarion managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a fancy grey suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Nuraval is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Nature, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This northern man wears grey trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dustin grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, white cloak. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Fargas took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His gold crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Tarhun was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Junk Dealer. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is typically in her Detective uniform. Her silver crest is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a great chef.

History: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Tatyan was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Percival enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Percival was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Percival's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Sard (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Drogo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Drogo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

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

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Rosalind was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: To end her boredom; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.