Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Gilbert abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Clerebold 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 eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'3" and is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield.