Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy red hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears red trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is still thick. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Hematite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. He has golden hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 18000 cp. Amber (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries maces. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trey hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Trey was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp.