Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is knotted and matted. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Don enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Laborer, Don learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Stableman, but he got bored and became a Laborer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 12000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He usually wears his blue robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 180 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, red shirt, and white tie, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is black and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a great chef.

History: Bernard was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.