Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).