Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Akmen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Akmen'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: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Sculptor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A 4'11" northern woman, she dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. Her red hair is knotted and matted. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). In the meantime she has taken over work as a Soapmaker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has wavy red hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Valafar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is typically in his Bather uniform. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished morningstar as well. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

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. A gifted student he started as a Hunter, but he got bored and became a Bather. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sage. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.