Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Lance was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This northern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Henry is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Henry was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Merchant. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Lewis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).