Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy yellow suit. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Norman hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. After a long history of fighting, Norman and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy dark red hair. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Jet (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nordak grew up listening to his mother's many stories. After coming to the age of reason, Nordak took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shoemaker.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his chestnut hair down. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Courier. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).