Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is silver and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Anselm was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has black hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Banker who has hired him part-time. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Banker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.