Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Jak abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her crest is blue and curly. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Jezean was born with her father's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear flannel. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired her part-time. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear flannel, marred by teas. His hair is short and black. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for him, and Oren does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lilith was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

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

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 390 gp.