Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His tied-back hair is auburn. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Brewer mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Jocelyn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Body Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: He's in love; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Halfling Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blue hair is heavily combed to the left. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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 father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and 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: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.