Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tattered old clothes. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a green vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and tan tie. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Nicholas was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Adventurer.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.