Description: This western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Conrad lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A 5'4" southern man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has wavy golden hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a halberd on his belt, marred by teas. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting giants, the young Aldous began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Gifted from a young age, Guy studied abroad. At a young age his father died while driving off some dire rats. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in ceremonial dagger use. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.