Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gray eyes.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

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. Anselm liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is short and red. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.