Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Feng hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 21000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Gardain was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Weaver. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this southern man wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. He wears his silver hair down. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 pp.