Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished scythe as well. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Beiro was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Beiro's mother 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Nemeia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. She has moderate length blue hair. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the south. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Coral (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. He is physically well-built. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Susannah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gnarsh is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks.