Description: He stands about 6'7" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Akmen was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ekemon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 160 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 cp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He usually wears his grey robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a simple violet robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her black hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jabbie will drive conversation. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Jabbie was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: In love, Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He takes great joy in being the best Bowyer in town.

History: He was born in the south. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Bellfounder does. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently the stress of being a Bellfounder has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.