Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2800 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer mother left him crippled. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Silver pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He has no hair. His ears are large.

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. He is an amazing painter.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Frederick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is cut short. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.