Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is typically in his Banker uniform. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Gerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is an amazing painter.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants, marred by teas. He has moderate length blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2300 sp. Azurite (4 gp).