Description: He stands about 4'1" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has worked as a Carter like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: Born to a Sculptor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 north.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: This man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple green robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His copper crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and yellow robe with the hood down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Symma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Wiggens enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wiggens fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, marred by teas. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 sp.