Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her black robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Astaro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Astaro was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Expand her business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is white and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Vonbin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).