Description: This younger middle-aged man is typically in his Body Guard uniform, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, In love, Slave, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Corkitron enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Corkitron liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Corkitron fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 380 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, green cloak. Her dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Armara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.