Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Erky was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. He has white hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Makaria was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Makaria decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His yellow fur is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Aura was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 18000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shadow grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her red hair down. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Unvera studied abroad. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Glassblower. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Cagak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Glassblower responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). White opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Amber (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).