Description: This southern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is long and unkept. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and bows. His crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are red.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his golden hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rurik grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Rurik was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (70 gp).