Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Richard 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 Richard. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He wears his silver hair down. 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 is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he very much looks the part of a Scribe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Simon took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.