Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has golden hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western woman tends to wear a large green jacket. Her hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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 in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bricklayer and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. 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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 cp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Knight. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and scythes. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Calcitro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Zephan has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her brass crest down. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Daar studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Daar took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Masseuse. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Harbek was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He tends to his Masseuse job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Halimath studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 sp.