Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Whurbin was taken on many hunting expeditions. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He carries a battered bow and tarnished flail as well. His hair is golden and very short. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Curran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 310 gp. 4 Thunderstones.