Description: He is in excellent shape and wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Coral (130 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is chestnut and curly. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is an amazing painter.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.