Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his brown robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rurik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rurik has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 27000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sellsword who has hired her part-time. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mercenary. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, marred by sweets. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Fallond enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has moderate length black crest. 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 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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Jet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.