Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heian grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His auburn hair is still thick. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp).

Description: Standing 4'8", this man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Armorer, Riardon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Red spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is braided into rings. He has green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oppleby will drive conversation. 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: Oppleby was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).