Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears dull red sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Chay alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His fur is cut close to his head. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Skirt grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 340 gp.