Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She wears her brown hair down. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (160 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Vonana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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 born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Armorer. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and black. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his white hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ivellios was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.