Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carter business.

History: Born to a Layabout, his father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Lance never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barrister. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Merchant. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the south to a Merchant, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bellfounder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but he was a colossal failure. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

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

Description: This exceptionally lanky man usually wears his white robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp.