Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries axes. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a trident on his belt. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Unemployed. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (60 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has silver hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).