Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and violet tie. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her black crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His tied-back hair is golden. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Amûg and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Mundane, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is typically in his Carpenter uniform. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

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. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp).