Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rolen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. She has copper crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She tends to her Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his beige fur well, parting it to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Edge was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Edge's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barber. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2200 sp. Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'5". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Tûmhom was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tûmhom decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Tûmhom 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears just a brown suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Amber (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).