Description: This eastern man wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His gray fur 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: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in the east. Through the years after Smoking was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Smoking's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Peter is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 370 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Holy water. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp. Malachite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 320 gp.