Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has wavy dark red hair. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Cairn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 pp. Red spinel (50 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Orsik hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Orsik hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Orsik grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Orsik. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Xappan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Baern was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. During his travels, Baern and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Baern discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Baern fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).