Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. 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 cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1600 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Onyx (40 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Dench has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Ernest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a bounty hunter again

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp.