Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Vanuath wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Doctor, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 44000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears black trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man usually wears his brown robe and has his glaive always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: Gifted from a young age, Olunt studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 sp. Hematite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Stableman does. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the south. A freak accident while working with his Hunter father left him crippled. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Revenge; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 sp.