Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a locksmith again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eloise is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her red robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emma fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).