Description: An older man who likes to wear blue tank tops with green pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is blonde and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 39000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with yellow slacks. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Nicholas was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sellsword for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.