Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Rurik was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'5" and wears an entirely blue suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Oppleby liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'1". He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. He has a very tight haircut. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.