Description: This southern man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Anselm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the south. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has blue eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Conrad does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Interpreter father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Sensitive, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Aldous was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Sailor mother left him crippled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2800 sp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gunter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.