Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is short and black. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Good lock.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Roofer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a roofer again

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black top hat and black clothes. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Justin 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 Justin. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and red handkerchief worn on his right side and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.