Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Ernest is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Baern was born with his father's beautiful face. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Barkeep uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Ashgarn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small plains village. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by his family; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp.