Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is white and very short. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Randal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is short and black. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Justice. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Aldous hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Aldous alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 pp. Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Barrister profession.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Barrister mother left him crippled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of opal and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is black and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bulzo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is white and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Olrok abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His green crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Average lock.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair is well kept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tomph studied abroad. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is physically well-built. She wears her auburn hair up. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: Nissa was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand her business; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Good lock.