Description: This dark-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Shipwright, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black vest and prefers blue and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Rurik was taken on many hunting expeditions. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has wavy golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears green trousers with violet and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).