Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Anselm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Hugh has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 91. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears just a blue suit. His blonde hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Anselm was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Banker like his mother before him.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local stableman

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.