Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. He wears his red hair up. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Anthony was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Anthony decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. He has worked as a Farmer like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and morningstars. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cory grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cory. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.