Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and shortbows. He has red hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a red scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Holy water. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.