Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Târz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her white hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Portia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Portia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Jade (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a green suit. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker mother left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. 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 is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gunter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Jade (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Coral (130 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jacoba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).