Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, grey cloak, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Soapmaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by his family; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Job, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting orcs, the young Anselm began to lead the lost caravan. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Scribe does, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is typically in his Cartwright uniform. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theodoric studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. After a long history of fighting, Theodoric and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).