Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His hair is short and golden. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shane will drive conversation. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear yellow tank tops with green skirt. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Agatha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Crown-heir. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. 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 terrified, and will act out of fear; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Black opal (700 gp).