Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in a small plains village. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Being a Farmer 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: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great joy in being the best Hunter in town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Traki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He got into the Cook business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 18th 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 pp.