Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished crossbow as well. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a grey shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and grey pants. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. A true patriot, Margery would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Margery lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lerissa has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Lerissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy white fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Three hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Havilar was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Weaver. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This southern man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anverth will drive conversation. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anverth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An older man who sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.