Description: This western man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Guard 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this eastern man is typically in his Mason uniform. He wears his red hair down. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zunn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zunn . He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.