Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Rurik was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses like a well dressed Crown-heir does. His black hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fulbar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Dabbledob alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp.