Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Ruler mother left him crippled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is content

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mayor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mayor for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 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: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 48000 sp. Obsidian (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.