Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Anselm was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears professional attire. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: 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. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Holy water. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his blonde hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Arnold's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Arnold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1200 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Half-Plate.