Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. 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 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is brown and curly. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair is short and blonde. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Arnold took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Black opal (1400 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.