Description: This man is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is still thick. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: He wears a fancy yellow suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp).