Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she usually wears her blue robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Siffress speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Siffress was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).