Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely green suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his purple hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ekemon will drive conversation. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ekemon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has yellow fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fistula will drive conversation. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. His white hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: Bilbron lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His brown hair is cut short. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Blacksmith mother left him crippled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for him, and Travok does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Travok hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Hourglass.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has moderate length red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He struck the Bather job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.