Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He struck the Fletcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).