Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his blue robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Carrie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Varis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Actor again.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Miner does, and carries swords. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 Miner. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with red stripes complete with hood. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Born in the west to a Priest, Himo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2900 gp.