Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His blue hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp.