Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his silver hair up. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Chad began to lead the lost caravan. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joan studied abroad. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp.