Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears red trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has golden hair. His ears are large.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She usually wears her brown robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'9" and wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is red and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cairn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cairn. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

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 a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. He wears his gold crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her white fur is lengthy. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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 east; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp).