Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a tan scarf. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Hubert was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 44000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His silver hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down, and he perpetually has his bow ready. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.