Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rose (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Brewer business.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).