Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Malachite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His gold crest is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a great chef.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He struck the Slave Trader job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Zircon (40 gp).