Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Valafar was taken on many hunting expeditions. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Vondal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. After a long history of fighting, Vondal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Dorn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Morthos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Miller. 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: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail.