Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, pastel cloak, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ralf 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 Ralf. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His hair is blonde and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by sweets. He wears his golden hair up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in a small island village. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.