Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a brown vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by sweets. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alston studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Alston took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a violet scarf. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

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. Heskan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Heskan was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black opal (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Spyglass.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears black trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Servant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: An older man who dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Five wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Rogue, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Holy water.