Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is cut short. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with pastel slacks. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolf grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and regain custody of his son

Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.