Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Holy water. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ernest was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Gimurt enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp).