Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Alston was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Buckler.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fivin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Fivin's homeland. Fivin decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).