Description: This dark-skinned male dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'8" eastern man, he sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerbo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gerbo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.