Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: A 5'3" southern man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: Thomas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has worked as a Soapmaker like his father before him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has worked as a Hunter like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).