Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 57. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heward has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Frederick abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and black tie. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Theobald abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 29000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.