Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his chestnut hair up. 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 is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: John was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her crest is short and rusty. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her father struggled to pay the bills. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.