Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green small hat and green clothes, and is pretty ugly. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. After a long history of fighting, Tim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp. Azurite (13 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 190 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: A 6'4" northern man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Norkruuth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a brown suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp).