Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Srorthen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Stableman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is still thick. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fargas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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 to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 180 pp.