Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anselm isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 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 green ritualistic tattoos. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is singed and shortened. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his chestnut hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 39000 sp. Jet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Thunderstones. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Peter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp.