Description: This western man wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Cynical, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3200 sp. Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. His white hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. Alexandre enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Carter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jade (40 gp).