Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and greataxes. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Adelard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the west. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Engraver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Moonstone (40 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Heather would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heather hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.