Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. 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 wears his black hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Stableman. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Trey learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Stableman. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his tan robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 1. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.