Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. She sports chestnut long hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Architect. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Bolhild has worked very hard to control her curse. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Helja is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: Helja was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears just a black suit, and carries longswords. His black hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: Bathin hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting brigands, the young Bathin began to lead the lost caravan. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bathin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His fur is cut close to his head. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 120 gp. Peridot (80 gp).