Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Alex enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Alex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Gilbert was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered yellow hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Geoffrey was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carpenter. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).