Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Cressel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cressel grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Crown-heir business.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Oriff was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Oriff's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).