Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hadwisa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Mayor. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is cut short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has worked as a Stableman like her mother before her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).