Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Arnold wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear white tank tops with blue pants. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 Apothecary they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bellfounder, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a bellfounder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Tim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Soapmaker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Coral (120 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a red vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.