Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Paymon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Junk Dealer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west to a Junk Dealer, Murook learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Junk Dealer. She has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 sp.