Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his chestnut hair down. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Simon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Eleanor was born the youngest of three triplets. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.