Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears his chestnut hair down. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Melech speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melech fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 22. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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 happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a flail on her belt. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey tunic with pastel highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Moonstone (30 gp).