Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He wears his black hair down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and pastel pants. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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: Aldous speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Aldous was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. He has golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Guy and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sculptor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2100 sp.