Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length blonde hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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: He is greedy; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Gynk learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gynk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Theirastra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Slave Trader, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished club as well. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Marshal. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 cp. Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with violet slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his blonde hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Carpenter does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Chain shirt.