Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a whip on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'2" when asserting himself. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He takes great joy in being the best Mayor in town.

History: Rurik was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe, and carries greatswords. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his green robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Rûg has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 pp. Peridot (70 gp).

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her dark red hair is knotted and matted. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Pyra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. He wears his gold crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her white fur is lengthy. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp).