Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mercenary. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Dilettante. He has achieved small success as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.