Description: He is lean but muscular and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the east to a Barkeep, Taklinn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His fur is gray and curly. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 cp.