Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north to a Bricklayer, Bolhild learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has worked as a Bricklayer like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jade (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 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.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ghaliver never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).