Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Azzakh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2900 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His bronze crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Jet (60 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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, Mordai is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. He wears his golden hair down. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Performer. He struck the Performer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.