Description: This man is very fat, and wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His hair is silver and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 230 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are likewise hazel.

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 very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His tied-back hair is black. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: He was born in the east. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Alexandrite (1100 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 sp. Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).