Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ralf alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. He has golden hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: This western man wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gerard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp.