Description: This dark-skinned male is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Cook 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 has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a grey vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Rael is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Rael learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 south. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Superior lock.