Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is brown and curly. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Hork was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Baker. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His silver hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length brown hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gardain embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Gardain was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gardain's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.