Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is red and curly. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ruler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He has moderate length white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries greataxes. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Thorpe learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Thorpe was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spy. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his green robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fancy brown suit. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).