Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His gold crest is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kerkad 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 Kerkad. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is purple and curly. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 sp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).