Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has wavy brown hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large white jacket. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His hair is black and curly. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear flannel. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.