Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Umpen studied abroad. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Bharash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Rimmon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Az-Adar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).