Description: This man is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Weaver does. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Frederick enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Weaver. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is an amazing painter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).