Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. Skak was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fortune-teller. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bellfounder. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Lamlis was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Fibblestib is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2500 sp. Amethyst (150 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Knight, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Alexandrite (400 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).