Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. He has a very tight haircut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Peridot (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp.