Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Flask grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has styled her green crest well, parting it to the right. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Mayor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Thamior was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Emotional, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tan vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 4'2" western woman, she dresses like a well dressed Bowyer does. Her hair is black and very short. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Courier. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This man wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.