Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has done his best to style his rusty crest to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Being a Butcher 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: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 sp. Hematite (4 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is blue and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Amnon managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and carries nunchakus. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black top hat and black clothes. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Vonbin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.