Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Coral (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a grey vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Giselle was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She sports auburn long hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Agatha was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Agatha was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Servant. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Scribe. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is red. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a ceremonial dagger on her belt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jet (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (140 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).