Description: This man is wearing a long, black cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. After months of barely getting by, Skog managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Phann was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This southern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Purson wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Purson was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length white hair. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Astar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He has wavy lavender fur. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Junk Dealer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

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 obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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 (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, and her gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Roofer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new roofer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Baern enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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 has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp).