Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Hugh began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With bright blonde hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and tan handkerchief worn on her right side, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Eloise and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 pp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a grey coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. After a long history of fighting, Williamina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp).