Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a hunchback. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a hunchback. His red hair is long and unkept. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 28000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.