Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear flannel. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his brown hair down. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: He was born at the edge of vast island. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

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 is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Guy was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 37000 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.