Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished shortbow as well. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gifted student he started as a Junk Dealer, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trym grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Trym was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Kyle hails from a village terrorized by giants. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This man wears a black shirt, with a pastel mid length shorts with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down, marred by sweets. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Drogo was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 cp.