Description: He is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a green costume with the symbols of her god on her torso, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mishann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears bulky red painted plate armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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: Wella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Wella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tim was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His tied-back hair is white. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Cartwright profession.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 cp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Solomon hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Engraver, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).