Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Ar-Beka enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30000 cp. Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has no hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

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

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She takes great joy in being the best Server in town.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has worked as a Server like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Alex is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Crampernap was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp.