Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and crossbows. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zephan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zephan. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Mardred wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Ploughman business.

History: Mardred was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. 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: To settle down with her crush; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Beiro has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He takes great joy in being the best Miner in town.

History: Aust was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3100 sp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Grigi's homeland. Grigi decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it and is in decent physical shape. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Heather learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A 3'4" northern woman, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Quilla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Quilla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

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