Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is auburn and curly. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His brown fur is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Nimble was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His brown fur is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bowyer born in the past three hundred years. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Ethereal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Werydd was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Seamstress. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Armara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 gp.